2016 Food Storage Challenge

Friday, January 16, 2015

Food Storage Challenge Week 2

I am going to start posting the food storage challenge on Fridays this way when I post the daycare happenings I will be able to post the Fridays also. So Fridays will be food storage challenge and Saturday's will be the daycare.So for this weeks food storage challenge.50 pounds Wheat or flour/ Canned milkWheat will
store longer then flour, but if you don't use wheat or don't have a grinder
there is no point in storing wheat. If you live in a cold climate you can store
the wheat or flour in buckets out in a shed where they will stay frozen all
winter this will kill all the little critters that are in them. I also like to
add some spearmint gum with the flour (someone told me years ago that that will
help keep out the bugs). If you live in a warmer climate you will
need to store in airtight containers and use oxygen absorbers in them to kill
all the critters, or put in the freezer for 48 hours. I like to buy my flour
and wheat in the fall so that it will sit in the cold all winter long. I have
flour from 08 that is still good.Canned
milk you can buy this, or can your own, or a little of both, go Here to
see how to can your own milk.Add a
little more to your money stash.Keep
putting up water, you can't have too much.How is the
sewing coming along? And are you finding some alternatives to lighting? You can
make your own candles put of tallow and beeswax to put back.Have a
great week and remember if you see something on sale that you use a lot of try
to pick up some extra for your storage and to use.

A little about me

I am married to my best friend.
Between the two of us we have 5 kids of which two still live with us.The 17 year old is still in high school, and the 19 year old is taking an advanced EMT class, (both girls). We raise Black Angus cows in addition to
farming, working real jobs, and trying to live as frugally as we possibly can. I
enjoy sharing what few things I know with others in hope to teach them something new
or inspire them to look for a more sustainable and frugal lifestyle.

I didn't grow enough tomatoes to can tomato sauce this year so I have had to buy some. I like buying the larger # 10 cans they are ...

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We have all heard of a “jack of all trades Master of none” I guess that is what I am. I just do what works for me and my family. I am not a professional in anything that I do so always keep that in mind when reading what I am doing now. As I said I am doing what works for me and my family, it may not work for yours.

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